**I appriciate Mariah very much....she is really talented singer and she prooved it so many times in the last 15 years! But, I also have to say that this is total flop! This album is nothing but a boring way to get back popularity! She got back in USA, but I don't think it will have many sucsses in Europe and the rest of the world, beacuse album is full of cheap R'n'B sound. Even the ballads, the most powerful weapon of Mariah' are ruined! Good moment on the album is her #1 in USA, WE BELONG TOGETHER....but the rest is worthless to listen!

***There was a time during the 90's when Mariah was number one, everything she touched turned to gold and everything went to #1. Admittedly this is the first full album of Mariah's I have listened to in full since '97 'Butterfly'.To be brutally honest it's cheap, tacky and easy RnB with overloads of guest rap spots. Somebody already pointed out that her most powerfull weapon, the ballad is tame and weak but in saying that there were a couple of good moments in 'Mine Again' and 'Fly Like A Bird'.Without the main two singles 'We Belong Together' & 'Don't Forget About Us' this album would be bordering on quiet poor.

******In music quality this would be a 5 for me but because I love Mariah and have so many good memories associated with this album (plus the fact that I loved it upon release), this is an easy six for me. There are so many good things here - the ballads are easy standouts, but I also liked some of the upbeat tracks including Your Girl and Say Somethin' but some of the featured rappers had contributions that ultimately fall flat. In particular Twista (who I neither like nor dislike) is pretty awful and features on two of the songs here. The thought of Mariah and Twista becoming each other's 'one and only' kinda scares me and makes me vomit a little. Nelly's featured verse is also ultimately unmemorable.

I reckon that this is the best straight up R&B collection that she has put together with upbeat songs that are driven by strong beats and downtempo ballads that really show off her voice. Several of the tracks have a gospel feel as well, which is adds variety to the record.

All up I think it's a really awesome effort, a great comeback for Mimi and an album that saw her career light back up (even if it was for a relatively brief moment).Last edited: 07.04.2013 15:24

*****It's Like That 6*We Belong Together 6*Shake It Off 6*Mine Again 6*Say Somethin' 5*Stay The Night 5*Get Your Number 5*One And Only 4*Circles 5*Your Girl 5*I Wish You Knew 5*To The Floor 5*Joy Ride 4*Fly Like A Bird 5*